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Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – 10 Best Design Tips

Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – 10 Best Design Tips

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 3:38 pm by Jennifer Fancher

Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – 10 Best Design Tips 2015-02-27T15:38:00-05:00 Jennifer Fancher

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It’s Friday! That means it’s time for another Rockin’ the Roundup. We’re continuing the Blog Series this week. Last week, I shared some of the best tips for Starting a Blog. Now that you have your blog up and running, here are great tips to help you design your blog to have it look the way you want.

If you find something *swoon* worthy and want to pin or bookmark it, please, please pin from the original source linked below to give the blogger the credit they deserve. Let’s share the bloggy love!

Design Your Own Blog

Showcase of Lovely Blog Headers

The first thing your readers see is your header. Marianne has put together an awesome gallery of headers that are sure to inspire you! Not only does she give you great blogging tips and tutorials, but she has an ebook, too!

A Prettier Web

26 WordPress Widgets to help dress up your Blog’s Sidebar

Once you’ve rocked your header, the next important design aspect is the sidebar. Mel has a list of plug ins that would be helpful for any blogger. She also has video tutorials that you should check out, as well.

Slim Sanity

Put Your Blog Footer to Use

Let’s not forget about that important blog real estate at the bottom of the page – the footer! Alysia shows us some great ideas to design a footer that works for you!

Modern Commonplace Book

50 ways to improve your blog design right now

This is an awesome list of 50 EASY thing you can do to break away from the cookie cutter mold that most blog designs have. Ginny has great tips to break the mold! Not only does she offer these great tips, but she also offers to analyze your blog in a Design Consultation!

The Flourishing Abode

DIY Blog Redesign: Design Tips

April has a gorgeous blog and helps you create a design that stands out. This is a post from her Redesign Series which is full of great tips! Plus check out her shop – *swoon*

Attwood Digital

Social Media Image Size Guide

One thing that is most important are the proper sizes for social media photos. If your photos aren’t sized right – they look all fuzzy or stretched. Thanks to Attwood Digital for this graphic. This is an awesome sheet that I’ve printed out and reference often to make sure my photos are sized right.

Something Swanky

Creating a Custom Blog Background {Video Tutorial}

After you salivate over her yummy recipes, check out Ashton’s video tutorial on how to make a custom blog background using PicMonkey. I use PicMonkey everyday and am borderline obsessed because it is so easy and fun to work with. Ashton’s tutorial is right on!

Becoming Martha

10+ Free Resources for Social Media Icons

I love me some Becoming Martha! Sarah is so incredibly creative and one of my bookmarked sites I visit quite often. She has compiled an awesome list of sites that offer Free Social Media icons for your blog. It’s the jewelry to blog design with the finishing touches!

For Profit Blogging

The Ultimate List of Free Stock Images for your Blog Posts- No Attribution Required!

One awesome resource you must pin is this one. Stock images are a great tool to use not only in blog posts, but also in blog design. Kathleen has put together THE monster list of sites where you can get free photos. Be sure to check out the treasure trove of blogging tips on her site as well!

Long Distance Loving

Best Google Fonts for Blogs

AV has put together a great list of fonts that are google friendly! Make your voice heard by using a font that you think best reflects what you want to say.

I hope you are able to use these tips to add design to your own blog with these expert Rock Stars!

To find more blogging tips, be sure to follow my Pinterest Board where I’m constantly adding new content for bloggers.

Follow Jen @ Noting Grace’s board Best Blogging Tips and Tricks on Pinterest.

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